as in classic
something (as a work of art) that is a great achievement and often its creator's greatest achievement
Michelangelo's frescoes in the Sistine Chapel are often considered to be his masterpieces
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Recent Examples of masterpiece
The Michelangelo Effect is an approach that positions the attendees as masterpieces.
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Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Knott’s Scary Farm visitors who belly up to the bar at the Calico Saloon can shout requests to a ghost pianist who plays everything from Ragtime masterpieces to summery pop hits by Katy Perry during the annual Halloween seasonal event.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Then the resulting album could well have been a very different masterpiece in its own right.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
After playing a defensive masterpiece in the Golden State Warriors’ huge comeback OT victory over the Denver Nuggets Thursday night, Draymond Green’s daughter Cash, 5, was not impressed.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Essence, 24 Oct. 2025
Knott’s Scary Farm visitors who belly up to the bar at the Calico Saloon can shout requests to a ghost pianist who plays everything from Ragtime masterpieces to summery pop hits by Katy Perry during the annual Halloween seasonal event.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
Then the resulting album could well have been a very different masterpiece in its own right.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
After playing a defensive masterpiece in the Golden State Warriors’ huge comeback OT victory over the Denver Nuggets Thursday night, Draymond Green’s daughter Cash, 5, was not impressed.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for masterpiece
Noun
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The kitchen is led by partner/chef Charbel Hayek and executive chef Gustavo Montes and will feature sashimi and nigiri, grilled main dishes and other contemporary interpretations of Japanese classics, with occasional nods to South Florida flavors.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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The show, which ran in two six-part series, in 1975 and 1979, was a huge hit in Britain and went on to become a cult classic in the United States.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Here are some of the (streamable) masterworks that helped to do so.—
Hilton Als,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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The tambourine-wielding doll wears a witchy, all-black look lifted from the cover of Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 masterwork.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Masterpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/masterpiece. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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